staminode

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεἶδος“form, likeness”
2. Latin · derived fromstāmen“warp, thread”
3. New Latin · borrowed fromstāminōdium
4. English todaystaminode

From New Latin stāminōdium, from Latin stāmen (“warp, thread”) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

Words from the same roots